Sen. Carper #delaproud of his #DYKD campaign

Carper's version of #delaproud – #DYKD – doesn't quite roll off the tongue. And please don't ask me to say it out loud as a word. I think no matter which way I go, it's going to be trouble.

I can tell you what it stands for: Did You Know Delaware.

Carper – or someone in his office – will be tweeting things this summer about Delaware's history, some facts about the state and things to be proud of about the First State. Other people also are being asked to use the DYKD hashtag to post items about the state.

Carper sent an email out last week saying "the series, Did You Know Delaware, will feature a series of interesting facts on Twitter to celebrate the state we know and love. All summer long I will be revealing Did You Know Delaware facts with the hashtag #DYKD."

After a few samples of facts and tidbits, Carper ends his email by asking people to join along in the #DYKD fun before signing off with: Happy tweeting!

Happy tweeting – with an exclamation mark!

How could I not check out the #DYKD twitter posts after that. So I did. I found that one of Carper's most popular #DYKD tweets is this one from June 20:

@SenatorCarper: Bob Marley worked at DuPont & Chrysler in 1966, and lived in Wilmington. #DYKD Go see his son Ziggy this Sunday at #Firefly2014

That tweet had five retweets and had been favorited five times at the time this is being written.

Other #DYKD tweets from Carper have noted the state's official dessert (peach pie), the number of disc golf courses (nine) and how much it cost to paint the Fenwick Island Lighthouse in 1856 (about $5).

There have been a couple of tweets from others using it as an opportunity to make a political point or two to Carper. But despite the golden opportunity, I did not see these Did You Know Delaware tweets from anyone yet:

#DYKD has some really heavy dirt?

#DYKD has the most dangerous small city in the U.S.

#DYKD likes to give money to wannabe car builders.

And the fact no Delawarean has done that yet is something Carper should be #delaproud of.